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Unprecedented discovery of fast radio bursts challenges existing theories. Astronomers detect repeated signals from an ...

A near-Earth object was likely ejected into space after an impact thousands of years ago. Now it could contribute new ...

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Astronauts are scheduled to venture outside the International Space Station to collect microbiological samples during crew ...

A rare breed of star recently discovered by the Hubble Space Telescope spins faster by feeding on its stellar siblings.

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has made an extraordinary discovery by detecting emissions from a galaxy located ...

These rugged, all-weather Celestron binoculars are perfect for wide-field stargazing and wildlife watching, and now they're ...

The MeerKAT radio telescope, located in the Northern Cape, has made an extraordinary discovery – a giant radio galaxy named ‘Inkathazo’, meaning “trouble” in the isiXhosa and isiZulu languages, that ...